NewsYahoo News CanadaWhat is really causing Canada's raging wildfires? It's not as simple as blaming climate change, one expert says
Cities across Eastern North America are currently being impacted by hazy smoke and poor air quality as forest fires burn in provinces like Quebec and Nova Scotia. While wildfire seasons are predictable in warmer months across Western Canada, this season has started earlier than it normally would, and in places not typically known for such events. While it may seem obvious to blame climate change for these extreme conditions, one expert clarifies that there's more factors at play.
U.S.INSIDERJudge threatens to jail Hunter Biden for up to 6 months if he doesn't appear for questioning about his finances in his child support suit
First son Hunter Biden is embroiled in a legal battle over supporting his four-year-old daughter. Lunden Roberts, the child's mom, accused him of mischaracterizing his wealth in a child support suit. A judge has ordered Biden to appear in court next month to answer Roberts' questions.
U.S.OxygenFormer Red Sox Star's Son Kills 8-Year-Old Boy, Then Himself 3 Years after Ex's Disappearance
The son of a former Boston Red Sox star was found dead in a New Bedford, Massachusetts home and is believed to be the perpetrator of a murder-suicide that has rocked the small community. Authorities were conducting a welfare check when they found the bodies of George Scott III, 54 — the son of former Red Sox first baseman George "Boomer" Scott — and his 8-year-old son, Dante Hazard, on Friday, June 2, the Bristol County District Attorney's Office said in a press release cited by NBC News. A relative of Scott had asked the police to check in on him and his son after days had passed without hearing from them.
U.S.Associated PressUtah district's Bible ban spurs protest by parents, Republicans
Republican lawmakers rallied with more than one hundred Bible-toting parents and children at Utah's Capitol on Wednesday to protest a school district's decision to remove the Bible from middle and elementary school libraries in the wake of a GOP-backed “sensitive materials” law passed two years ago. Concerned parents and children holding signs that read “The Bible is the original textbook” and “Remove porn, not the Bible,” said they were outraged after the Davis School District announced that a review committee concluded the Bible was too “violent or vulgar” for young children. The committee ruled that it did not qualify as obscene or pornographic under the sensitive materials law, but used its own discretion to remove it from libraries below the high school level.
U.S.WSB Cox articlesA 4-year-old was bitten by a copperhead snake. Even 10 vials of antivenom didn’t stop the reaction
A 4-year-old Tennessee boy is recovering after he was bitten by a copperhead snake during a camping trip. Jad Pollom was camping with his family in Highlands, North Carolina, just across the Georgia border, over Memorial Day weekend when he was bitten by a snake while playing on the front porch of a cabin, WTVC-TV reports. Jad was rushed to a nearby emergency room where he received 10 vials of antivenom treatment, the TV station said.
BusinessMoneyWiseChad ‘Ochocinco’ stashed away 83% of his NFL salary by buying fake jewelry and sleeping in the stadium — here are 5 simple ways to preserve your wealth at an all-star level
There's nothing money can buy that's bigger than your name — at least that's what retired NFL star Chad Johnson, who wore the number 85 and went by the nickname "Ochocinco," told Fox Sports host Shannon Sharpe when explaining his frugal spending habits. Don't miss Here's how much money the average middle-class American household makes — how do you stack up? Rich young Americans have lost confidence in the stock market — and are betting on these 3 assets instead.
HealthIn The Know by Yahoo‘They were growing’: Woman claims her extreme digestive issues were caused by raw chia seeds in viral PSA
After consuming 2 tablespoons of raw chia seeds every day, a woman claims she experienced horrible digestive issues — and she's warning others not to make the same mistake. TikToker Jade Amber (@@jade.amberrrrr) gained over 5.4 million views, 715,000 likes, 60,000 saves and 11,000 comments when she shared her PSA online. Now, much like the firefighter who took to TikTok to reveal what can happen when you sleep with your bedroom door closed, Jade's PSA has people rethinking their everyday habits, especially those within the clean eating movement.
PoliticsHuffPost'Let's Talk About Who's Cheating': Freshman Democrat Gives GOP A Ruthless Fact-Check
Crockett went after GOP lawmakers as she talked “about who's cheating” during a congressional hearing that looked at election integrity in the District of Columbia. We haven't had half as many hearings about guns as we've had on voting rights, and every time we seemingly have a hearing on voting rights, we're talking about the fact that people are cheating, so let's talk about who's cheating” Crockett said. Crockett, in remarks to Wendy Weiser, vice president of democracy at The Brennan Center for Justice policy institute, questioned Fox News' $787.5 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems in a defamation case involving 2020 election lies before switching to a Georgia law that report...
WorldThe Telegraph‘I’d rather stay in Communist China than return to inheritance tax Britain’
Paul Mosely is desperate to return to Britain with his wife. After a life mostly spent working in Beijing, China, the 70-year-old yearns for “England's green and pleasant land”, but the looming threat of inheritance tax is keeping him away. Mr Mosely, originally from Essex, first went to China in the 1970s as a PhD engineering student, and like many others in the brain drain of the era, he stayed there as his employer at the time paid his living expenses.
U.S.Associated PressMan wanted in triple homicide is captured in Philadelphia; victims include 2 children
A relative previously told The Associated Press the boys' mother was working at a nearby convenience store when she heard gunfire and ran back home to find they had been shot. The boys were “very close” and always together playing, mostly with superhero figures, according to their uncle, Felix Muniz Torres. The shooters apparently targeted the third person who was killed, 19-year-old Joshua Lugo-Perez, over what authorities have called “a previous argument.
WorldThe New Voice of UkraineRussians down own drone in Crimea, mistaking it for Ukrainian one
Photos of the wreckage were posted on social media, including by the Kremlin-appointed puppet leader on the peninsula, Sergei Aksenov. "In the eastern part of Crimea, an enemy UAV was jammed and downed by electronic warfare," Aksenov reported. There were no casualties or damage.
WorldReuters VideosChildren from Russia's Belgorod sent to Crimea
STORY: The children, aged 5 to 15, are set to spend two weeks in the sanatoriums in Crimea's Yevpatoria area, before returning to their parents. Not all of them will be able to return to their native towns and villages, though. More than 15 months after President Vladimir Putin sent his army into Ukraine, Belgorod and its surrounding region are feeling the blowback from Moscow's "special military operation" more painfully than any other part of Russia.
WorldReutersTaiwan activates air defence as China aircraft enter zone
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan activated its defence systems on Thursday after reporting 37 Chinese military aircraft flying into the island's air defence zone, some of which then flew into the western Pacific, in Beijing's latest mass air incursion. China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has over the past three years regularly flown its air force into the skies near the island, though not into Taiwan's territorial air space. Taiwan's defence ministry said that from 5 a.m. (2100 GMT on Wednesday) it had detected 37 Chinese air force planes, including J-11 and J-16 fighters as well as nuclear-capable H-6 bombers, flying into the southwestern corner of its air defence identification zone, or ADIZ.
PoliticsJezebelMike Pence, Who Won’t Interact Alone with Women Other Than His Wife, Launches Presidential Bid
It's official: Former Vice President Mike Pence (R) is running for president. And I, for one, think that a man who still can't bring himself to condemn former President Donald Trump—despite Trump recently suggesting his supporters who chanted “Hang Mike Pence” on Jan. 6 might have been justified—is exactly the tough guy we need to get this nation back on track. In an impotent little video shared on Fox News and on Twitter on Wednesday morning, the sentient dish rag declares that “different times call for different leadership.
BusinessBusiness InsiderEmployees reportedly threaten to quit after CEO backtracks on remote-work policy: 'I sold my house and moved closer to my grandkids'
Farmers Group announced changes to its remote-work policy, The Wall Street Journal reported. Workers at the insurance giant Farmers Group are reportedly threatening to quit or unionize after the company's new CEO backtracked on its remote-work policy. Employees expressed their frustrations with the decision by flooding a Farmers Group internal social-media platform with more than 2,000 comments, The Wall Street Journal, which reviewed screenshots of the reactions, reported.
WorldReutersIn Russia, the talk is of 'war' - even from Putin
For more than 15 months Russia has been fighting a war in Ukraine that the Kremlin refused to call a war - but that is changing: President Vladimir Putin is using the word "war" more often. When Putin sent troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24 last year, he called it "a special military operation" - a euphemism the Kremlin, Russian ministers and state media mostly stuck to, even coining a new Russian acronym, the "SVO". Calling the conflict a war was effectively outlawed for the Russian media by a series of very broad laws soon after the invasion.
WorldNBC NewsAn unsubstantiated claim that Jamie Foxx was hospitalized after a Covid vaccination is going viral on social media
A claim that Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx was hospitalized after he was seriously injured by a Covid vaccine has gone massively viral, having been viewed millions of times on social media. A representative for Foxx said the claim is untrue, but that hasn't stopped the claim from being absorbed and amplified in an anti-vaccination echo chamber on YouTube and Twitter. The unsubstantiated claim is part of a continued push among some far-right personalities to cast doubt on the safety of vaccines, even though studies and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have affirmed that vaccines are safe and effective.
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Gunman in Virginia high school graduation shooting reportedly identified
As previously reported by REVOLT, yesterday (June 6), yet another deadly mass shooting took place in America. This time just outside of a high school graduation ceremony in Virginia where families were gathered to celebrate an honorable milestone. Individuals were congratulating the teens on completing high school when gunfire erupted shortly after 5 p.m. outside Altria Theater in downtown Richmond, Virginia.
WorldReutersIndia rebukes Canada over parade float showing assassination of Indira Gandhi
India's foreign minister on Thursday hit out at Canada for allowing a float in a parade depicting the 1984 assassination of Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by her bodyguards, perceived to be glorification of violence by Sikh separatists. "I think there is a larger underlying issue about the space which is given to separatists, to extremists, to people who advocate violence," S. Jaishankar told reporters in New Delhi while commenting about the tableau in a parade. "I think it is not good for relationships, not good for Canada," he said.
U.S.Louder SoundPsychologist says people that listen to heavy metal think more logically and are less stressed than those who don't
It's fair to say, that us metalheads feel far more zen when listening to our favourite tunes, as opposed to any other type of music. While that's probably partly because we enjoy the experience of hearing metal more than say, country or folk music, according to one American psychologist, it's also because metal has a way of lessening negative emotions and reducing stress. Revealing this research is one Dr. Nicole Andreoli, Ph.D, a New York-based clinical psychologist and therapist, who has gone viral for posting a TikTok video explaining the positive effects which heavy metal has on our brains and mental health.
BusinessINSIDERHigh-profile CNN anchors Anderson Cooper, Jake Tapper, and Erin Burnett voiced their concerns about CNN boss Chris Licht: Wall Street Journal
Major CNN talent voiced concerns about CEO Chris Licht, The Wall Street Journal reports. Citing those close to the matter, WSJ said several hosts spoke to incoming COO David Leavy. The report follows a disastrous profile of Licht in The Atlantic by Tim Alberta.
U.S.In The Know by YahooFilipino Americans defend college graduate who is attacked by Filipino creator for wearing the country’s flag on graduation
Filipino Americans on TikTok are defending a college graduate after she was criticized by a Filipino creator for allegedly breaking the law by wearing the Filipino flag on her graduation stole. On May 24, TikTok creator Soph (@sansophs) shared a video detailing the mistake she made of incorrectly wearing her Filipino stole for her college graduation photos. “So I took my grad photos this past weekend, and I sent this to my parents, and my Ninong texted me saying that the Filipino stole is wrong,” Soph says.
U.S.Business InsiderA man on a Delta flight was accused of groping the woman beside him. He blamed bad eyesight saying he was aiming for her thigh.
He said he tried to squeeze her thigh but got her crotch as he didn't have his glasses on. A Georgia doctor who was charged after allegedly groping the crotch of a passenger sitting beside him on a Delta Airlines flight blamed poor eyesight, and said he was just trying to squeeze her thigh. Jake Namjik Cho has been charged with abusive sexual contact aboard an aircraft, according to court records seen by Insider.
U.S.Fox NewsAlleged 'incel' Bryan Kohberger took front-row seat at 'Handmaid's Tale' author Margaret Atwood lecture
Byran Kohberger was pictured in a front-row seat at a 2018 lecture of prominent author Margaret Atwood at Northampton Community College – years before he was accused of murdering four University of Idaho students. Atwood's body of work includes the bestselling novel, "The Handmaid's Tale," a dystopian story about a government-sponsored subjugation of women. While authorities have not divulged a possible motive in the Idaho student stabbings, past acquaintances have described Kohberger as frustrated by females – and even sexist as a result, according to some reports.
HealthIn The Know by YahooQuestions you might be too embarrassed to ask your gynecologist
Many of us have questions we're too shy to ask our OB-GYNs — so in this episode of ITK: Hack the Cycle, host and co-founder of lifestyle period brand August Nadya Okamoto (@nadyaokamoto) does it for us. From dispelling myths about pap smears to understanding vaginal hygiene, Dr. Nicole Sparks, MD (@nicolealiciamd), gives Nadya the answers we've all been looking for. First, Nadya takes to the streets of New York City to gather the public's questions about gynecologists.
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